Oven-rack shifter



April 27 1926..

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OVEN-RACK SHTFTER.

Application filed April 28, v1925.. Serial No. 26,496.

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This invention appertains to cooking stoves and more particularly to the oven thereof.

rlhe primary object of the present in." ventionis to providea novel oven for cooking stoves embodying novel means for facilitatingthe placingl and the renioving of the food to be cooked into and out of the oven. f

Another object of the invention is to provide an oven embodying ysliding racks for supporting the food to be cooked and novel means for sliding the racks into and out yof the oven during the manipulation of the oven door.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an oven embodyinglan upper sliding rack and a depending rack connected therewith, and novel means operatively coin necting the upper sliding rack with the oven door for permitting the sliding of both the racks vinto and out of the oven during the opening and closing of the door.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a noveloven of the above character, which will be durable and 'efoient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and which can he placed upon the market at a small cost.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved oven, showing the .door in its open position,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the same showing the door in its closed position,

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the oven showing the oven ydoor in its closed position,

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section through the oven showing the door in open position and the lfood rack slid outward of the oven, and

Figure 5 is a detail fragmentary perspective view illustrati-ng the arrangement and formation of trie food racks.

Referring vto the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the fletter A. generally indi estes the improved oven, which vin this instance is shown of the Vremovablo type generally 'employed in oil cook stoves, but it to be understood that the principles `of Amy invention can ,be -incor-porated with ovens of 'the stationary type.

The imp rovedoven A. embodies a body 10, which can he constructed in Athe usual or any preferred imanncr and the same enibodies the conventional side walls 11, the bottom wall12, andthe front wall 13, which jis provided with the enlarged opening 111 for permitting the placing of the food stuff to be cooked in the oven. A door is provided for normally closing the vopening 14 and is connected by means of hinges 16 with the front wall 13 zuljacent vto the lower edge thereof.

In accordance with this invention, the

yside walls 11 of the `oven.areiprovided with guide tracks 17 at a point `intermediate their ends. The tracks 17 can he formed in any desired manner, and as .shown are constructed from strips 18 riveted or otherwise secured to the said oven side wall. The guides 17 are arranged in the same hori- Zontal plane and are adapted to support the upper oven rack 19 which can also be formed in any desired way. As shown the rack 19 is constructed from cross rods 20 and connecting side rods 21. The side rods 21 at their transverse center carry outwardly extending arms 22 'which are rigidly connected to slide plates 23 disposed within the guide tracks 17. The front wall 13 of the oven is provided with key hole slots 24C which are in direct alinement with the guides in order to permit the food racks 19 to be slid out of the oven. .A second rack 25 is arranged within the oven in spaced relation to the upper rack 19 and this rack 25 can be constructed in substantially the same ina-nner as the upper rack 19. The sides of the rack 25 have rigidly connected thereto brackets 26 which are connected to the arms 22 of eok the upper rack. By this construction, the racks can be moved in unison.

As stated, the prime object ot the invention is to permit the sliding` of the racks during the opening and close of the oven door 15, to 'facilitate the placing` and removin;r of the toed stuit on and from the racks and in order to accomplish this object I provide shitting levers 2T which are arranged on opposite sides ot the oven. The loiver terminals ot these levers 2T extend through suitable slots QS formed in the bottom ivall l2 and these levers are rockahly mounted adjacent to their loiver ends and directly above the loiver walls 12 upon suitable pins Q9 carried hy the side ivalls et the oven. rlhe upper tern'iinals ot the shitting' levers QT are provided ivith heads 8O having' elongated slots 8l formed therein which receive the arms 22 formed on the upper racks lt). The loiver terminals ot the levers 2T have pivotalljy connected thereto as at Si)T links 3B which extend torivardlv toward the front ot' the even. The 'forward terminals ot' these links have pivotall,v connected thereto as at links 35, which are in turn pivotallv connected as at 3G to the ears 2&7 carried hy or formed on the oven door l5. The links 33 and are in the nature of tog- `@le levers and when the oven door is opened, that the levers 2T will he shifted causing` the outward movement ot the upper rack 19 and the lower rack 25. It is obvious that the food stuft can be readilyv placed upon the rack. Upon closing` movement orP the door the levers QT will be again rocked causing the invvard movement ot the rack or trays.

From the foregoing` description, it can he seen that I have provided novel means for automatically operating the rack ot an oven hv the opening and closing movement ot the oven door.

Changes in details ma37 he made without departing trom the spirit or scope ot thisl invention, but:

lVhat I claim as new is:

l. In an oven, the combination, an oven hodv including side Walls, guide tracks carried bj; the side Walls, and a pivote-d oven door7 an upper rack, an outwardlyl extending arm carried hv the sides ot the rack7 slide plates rigidl),v connected with the arm and sidably mounted vvithin the tracks7 a lower rack, means rigidliv connecting the lower rack vfith the upper rae-k, shitting levers rockablv mounted at a point intermediate their ends to the side walls oi the oven, heads termed on the upper terminals of the levers provided with elongated slots tor receivingthe arms, links disposed on each side ot' the oven having; their outer terminals connected respeetivelj,v to the loiver ends et' the levers and to the oven door, and mean.4 pivotally connecting the meeting terminals ot the links together.

ln au oven, the combination. an oven lgody including' side ivalls, and a pivoted oven door, a rack slidalil'v carried h v the side ivalls, shitting levers roekalily mounted at a point intermediate their ends to the side ivalls ot the oven, heads formed on the upper terminals of the lever slidahlv and pivetallbv connected to the opposite sides ot the rack, links disposed on lach side ot the oven having their outer terminals connected respeetivelvv to the loiver ends of the levers and to the oven doen and means pivotall)rv connecting the terminals ot the links togeher. Y

ln testiinoiqv Whereot I atlix mv signature.

GEORGE W. ROWDE.

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